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I Want You (She's So Heavy) guitar tone

The Beatles · Abbey Road (Remastered) · 1969 · Rock

Overdrive

Main Tone

AmpFender Twin Reverb
GuitarFender Stratocaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN7
BASS5
MID6
TREBLE6
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB2

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 4.5 · Tone 4 · Level 5
    The core drive — amp set on the edge of breakup.

Mid-forward drive keeps the riff clear in a band mix.

Lead

Solo Boost

AmpFender Twin Reverb
GuitarFender Stratocaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN8
BASS5
MID6.5
TREBLE6
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB2

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 4.5 · Tone 4 · Level 5
    The core drive — amp set on the edge of breakup.
  2. MXR Carbon Copy delay
    Time 4 · Repeats 3 · Mix 3
    Kicks in for the solo — repeats tucked under the dry signal.

Lead variant: extra gain and mids to cut through, delay for width. Pick nearer the bridge and let bends sustain.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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